Japanese Fabrics

For those who know me, the cutesy Kawaii look is not really my aesthetic. That being said, the Japanese that really know how to appeal to the girly girl in all of us (no matter how suppressed). So much so I have ordered a bunch of super cute fabrics which should come in soon. Waiting patiently for all packages. In the meantime, these are off to the shop.

 S took some pictures of the iPad sleeve in action. Snug fit! Yay!

Making the most of scraps

The bip and bops left over from the last 2 quilts were used to make these tissue holders. Took a few attempts to get the size right, and addition of label makes it look a little more professional :) All going to the shop. No sales yet though.

Obsessions and Confessions

I am obsessed. An intervention is required. Not only do I spend all my free time sewing, the rest of the time is spent thinking about what projects I can do. Here are some of the latest offerings.

 The bib and burp cloth sets (with terry cloth backing) have turned out nicer than expected. Will let H have a look and see what she thinks. Reckon it'll do well. Only fear is that they don't hold up well to rough use.

The note book cover given to Es. Excuse the pics, taken on iPhone.

 S's birthday gifts. The eye pad was made out of scraps from the Hope Valley collection. Not a terribly good photo, had to leave in the zip lock in an attempt to prolong the lavender scent from the organic Chamomile / Lavender tea bag mix which I used together with the green beans. I can imagine what will happen if it gets wet!

 Finally the prodigal iPad case. Gave me lots of heartache, this one did. Screwed up the velcro with the hot iron (had to hand stitch another one on top), then the flannel lining started to stretch, forgot to add the tag and D ring..... sigh. To be fair, I don't actually have an iPAD and was basing the entire calculations on the specs on the Apple website, Fingers crossed.

Its the weekend!

Finally got down to downloading the pics from the other computer into this mac.

 The round the world quilt still needs to be well....quilted!

 Joyce's last min birthday gift. Not terribly flattering photo.

E's baby bib

On more exciting news, I've been tasked to put up some baby items for sale in a friend's boutique. Didn't think it was high quality enough, but will see how the demand will be like.